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Justin Chrysostome Dorsainvil

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Name
  
Justin Dorsainvil

Role
  
Author

Died
  
1942


Justin Chrysostome Dorsainvil (1880–1942), also known as J.C. Dorsainvil, was a Haitian author and educator. Born in Port-au-Prince, Dorsainvil worked as a teacher and wrote books on such topics as science, politics, history, and Haitian society. Several of his books explored the Haitian religion of Vodou.

Selected works

  • Vaudou et Névrose (1913), English: Voodoo and Neurosis
  • Une Explication Philologique du Vaudou (1924), English: A Philological Explanation of Voodoo
  • Vaudou et Magie (1937), English: Voodoo and Magic
  • Le Problème de l'Enseignement Primaire en Haïti (1922), English: The Problem of Primary Education in Haiti
  • Quelques Vues Politiques et Morales (1934), English: Some Views of Policies and Morals

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    Justin Chrysostome Dorsainvil Wikipedia
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